Word: breathless
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Gatherings of world trade officials tend to be messy affairs. They are huge. Months before they take place, they are invariably described as "make-or-break," or with some other breathless phrase, and are accompanied by much public posturing. If they don't collapse in mutual recrimination?as did recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings in Seattle and Canc?n?most of the action takes place in a mad flurry during the last few hours, when previously unshakable national positions suddenly melt away in compromise. Then comes the spin. "Trade negotiators are famous for saying that the agreement they've just...
...line of congregants often stretches outside Magid's office filled with followers asking for all kinds of help. Finding love, for example, can be difficult for observant Muslims scattered in U.S. cities; Islam forbids physical contact in dating or cruising for mates in nightclubs that serve alcohol. A breathless young man once phoned Magid in the middle of the night to ask if he could perform a marriage in a parking lot "right now" so the suitor and the woman in his car wouldn't feel guilty about what they wanted to do next. "I'm not a 7-Eleven...
Running on “little sleep and a lot of Red Bull,” a sometimes breathless Crowley said the job had been an “incredible learning experience...
...White House that once appeared impervious to external stimuli suddenly seemed snakebit. Correspondence released in Texas included a number of gushing cards and letters from Miers to Bush--including a 1997 birthday card in which Miers sounded like a breathless teen in a fan letter, declaring, "You are the best Governor ever--deserving of great respect!" Every effort to right the situation only made it worse. Even Laura Bush--the President's safety valve in times of trouble--irked grouchy conservatives with a mild comment on NBC's Today show. Standing beside her hammering husband on a Habitat for Humanity...
...Cross debit card, the couple heard a rumor that they needed a photo ID to qualify for a card. While Green remained in the queue with the well-behaved children, Clark rushed back to the Astrodome to search their belongings for some form of ID, returning several minutes later breathless and empty-handed. Still, they decided to take their chances inside anyway...